$200,000 Settlement for Kentucky Woman in Jail Childbirth Suit

Loaded on July 1, 2021 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 July, 2021, page 53

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Settlements. Location: Kentucky.

by Matt Clarke

On February 17, 2021, a Kentucky federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a woman who was abandoned by jailers while a pretrial detainee and forced to give birth alone in a cell. The lawsuit had been settled for $200,000.

According to court documents, on May 15, ...

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